William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An Inn Black The characters are familiar

The characters are familiar

he travelled extensively overseas

Sketchbook in hand

It’s interesting to note that throughout his career he stayed true to his father’s style and when confronted with the new freer approach of the French impressionists

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 31” x 23½” / 78cm x 60cmYear of creation: c

William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An Inn Black The characters are familiarThis splendid mid 19th century oil painting by English artists William Shayer (1787 1879) and Edward Charles Williams (1807 1881) depicts an assortment of travellers outside a roadside inn. Its a fine example of their collaborative work. At times, when leading artists collaborate, it can have the effect of bringing the best qualities out in both of them. Here, we see Williams effectiveness with views and architecture (he evidently worked first). The